29th Street is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, and Lainie Kazan. It was adapted from a story by Frank Pesce and James Franciscus (who had both co-starred in the cult thriller Killer Fish).
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Directed by | George Gallo |
Written by | George Gallo Frank Pesce James Franciscus (story) |
Produced by | David Permut |
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Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
Edited by | Kaja Fehr |
Music by | William Olvis |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | <$10 million[1] |
Box office | $2,120,564[2] |
Plot
editIn 1976, Frank Pesce Jr. is a lucky man. His father, Frank Sr., is very unlucky. One day, Frank Jr. buys a lottery ticket and finds that he has a good chance of winning. But Frank Sr. has some gambling debts to the mob and they are willing to take Frank Jr.'s ticket. Frank must decide what to do with the ticket.
Cast
edit- Danny Aiello as Frank Pesce Sr.
- Anthony LaPaglia as Frank Pesce Jr.
- Lainie Kazan as Mrs. Pesce
- Frank Pesce as Vito Pesce
- Robert Forster as Sgt. Tartaglia
- Ron Karabatsos as Philly the Nap
- Rick Aiello as Jimmy Vitello
- Vic Manni as Louie Tucci
- Paul Lazar as Needle Nose Nipton
- Pete Antico as Tony
- Donna Magnani as Madeline Pesce
- Sal Ruffino as Angelo[3]
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes 29th Street has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 12 critics.[4]
References
edit- ^ "29th Street (1991)". AFI. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "29th Street". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Sal Ruffino". AllMovie. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "29th Street". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
edit- 29th Street at IMDb